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Jillian Noel Hennessy is a Canadian actress and musician. She is most known for her roles on the American television series Law & Order, on which she played prosecutor Claire Kincaid for three seasons, and Crossing Jordan, on which she played the lead character, Jordan Cavanaugh, for six seasons. She has also acted in films such as RoboCop 3 and Most Wanted, and the independent films Chutney Popcorn and The Acting Class, the latter of which she also wrote and co-directed.
Birth Name
Jillian Noel Hennessy
Born
Monday, 25 November 1968
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Madame Web | Beautiful Woman | 2024 |
| Accused | Lynn Harmon | 2023 |
| The Road to Galena | Teresa Baird | 2022 |
| Standing Up, Falling Down | Vanessa | 2020 |
| City on a Hill | Jenny Rohr | 2019 |
| Crypto | Robin Whiting / Robin | 2019 |
| Yellowstone | Senator Huntington | 2018 |
| Crawford | Cynthia | 2018 |
| Don't Sleep | Cindy Bradford | 2017 |
| Shots Fired | Alicia Carr | 2017 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Madame Web | Beautiful Woman | 2024 |
| Accused | Lynn Harmon | 2023 |
| The Road to Galena | Teresa Baird | 2022 |
| Standing Up, Falling Down | Vanessa | 2020 |
| City on a Hill | Jenny Rohr | 2019 |
| Crypto | Robin Whiting / Robin | 2019 |
| Yellowstone | Senator Huntington | 2018 |
| Crawford | Cynthia | 2018 |
| Don't Sleep | Cindy Bradford | 2017 |
| Shots Fired | Alicia Carr | 2017 |
| Bull | Ellen McCrory | 2016 |
| Madam Secretary | Jane Fellows | 2014 |
| If I Had Wings | Sandy Taylor | 2013 |
| The Blacklist | Margot Rochet | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Jo | Karyn | 2013 |
| Dawn Rider | Alice Gordon / Alice | 2012 |
| Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town | Agnes Leacock | 2012 |
| Roadie | Nikki / Nikki Stevens | 2012 |
| Luck | Jo | 2011 |
| Small Town Murder Songs | Rita | 2010 |
| Talk Stoop | Self | 2009 |
| The Good Wife | Rayna Hecht | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself | 2009 |
| Lymelife | Brenda Bartlett | 2008 |
| Game of Life | Brenda | 2007 |
| Wild Hogs | Kelly Madsen | 2007 |
| Rachael Ray | Self | 2006 |
| The Hour | Self | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| The Apprentice | Self | 2004 |
| Abby Singer | Herself / Self | 2003 |
| Las Vegas | Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh | 2003 |
| Love in the Time of Money | Ellen Walker | 2002 |
| Pipe Dream | Marina Peck | 2002 |
| Crossing Jordan | Jordan Cavanaugh / Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh | 2001 |
| Exit Wounds | Annette Mulcahy | 2001 |
| Two Ninas | Mike the Bartender | 2000 |
| Autumn in New York | Lynn McCale / Lynn | 2000 |
| Nuremberg | Elsie Douglas | 2000 |
| Chutney Popcorn | Lisa | 2000 |
| The Acting Class | Amanda Smythe / Jill / Anonymous / Amanda Smythe/Jill/Anonymous | 2000 |
| Molly | Susan Brookes | 1999 |
| Komodo | Victoria / Victoria the Shrink | 1999 |
| Row Your Boat | Patti | 1999 |
| The Florentine | Brenda | 1999 |
| Dead Broke | Kate | 1998 |
| Kiss & Tell | Interrogator Angela Pierce | 1997 |
| Most Wanted | Dr. Victoria Constantini / Victoria Constantini | 1997 |
| A Smile Like Yours | Lindsay Hamilton | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| I Shot Andy Warhol | Laura | 1996 |
| Mad TV | Self | 1995 |
| The Paper | Deanne White | 1994 |
| Trip nach Tunis | Kathryn Darby | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself / Self - Guest | 1993 |
| RoboCop 3 | Dr. Marie Lazarus | 1993 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Claire Kincaid | 1993 |
| Flying Blind | Lauren Benjamin | 1992 |
| Law & Order | Claire Kincaid / A.D.A. Claire Kincaid / ADA Claire Kincaid | 1990 |
| Counterstrike | Lex | 1990 |
| E.N.G. | Woman #2 | 1989 |
| War of the Worlds | Patty / Scott | 1988 |
| Dead Ringers | Escort Twin / Mimsy | 1988 |
| T and T | Terese | 1988 |
| Friday the 13th: The Series | Vampire Woman / Spanish Hooker / Secretary / Lifeguard / Leah | 1987 |
| The Hitchhiker | Elisabeth / Marla | 1983 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Crossing Jordan | 2001 |
| The Acting Class | 2000 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Acting Class | 2000 |
